[hekla1]

Do you breed standard and mini dachhund together

[JudyKayTee]

Do you breed standard and mini dachhund together

Of course you CAN breed two different size dachshunds - the question is what the purpose would be.

You wouldn't have a standard and you wouldn't have a mini.

Someone else is going to jump on the entire breeding question. In the meantime, do you own the male or the female? Or both?

Is this the first time you have considered breeding? Are you knowledgeable about breeding and have you done your homework?

[shazamataz]

Hi Hekla1,

I would be very interested in discussing breeding with you if it is your intention.

There are many things to consider before breeding your dog.

It would be helpful if you could answer JudyKayTee's questions.

[hekla1]

Thank you for your quote. Yes this is my first time that I considered breeding.
I own the female and was offerd the standard male for her, that's why I am locking in to this. Thanks again

[shazamataz]

Basically with breeding there are 2 main points to consider.

1) Health

2) Quality

I will have to get back to you on the specific health tests for doxies but I believe the patellas and spines would have to be checked and graded along with other things.
This needs to be done for both the female and male. Along with those you should have health reports for the grandparents of the dogs as well.
Even if your dogs present with no genetic deformities the grandparents may have had a problem which means your dog/s could be carriers, this is why it is important to keep track of the health records for the entire pedigree.

Next is the issue of quality.
Now while you don't have to show your dog to be able to breed it you should be well versed in the breed standard.
Here is a link to the breed standard:
American Kennel Club - Dachshund
Now it is true that you can never get a perfect dog your dog should at least have almost all of the qualities outlined by the breed standard, and the qualities it is lacking in, the male should make up for.
So for example if your dog lacking a little in chest, the male should have a good, deep chest to try and pass it on to the puppies.
This is the only reason I recommend only show people breed simply because it is a lot easier to learn and understand the breed standard when you are participating in conformation shows, but again, it is not necessary.
The breed standard may not seem important if you are only breeding pets but I assure you it is. If people didn't try to follow the standard then in a few generation you would end up with Dachshunds that looked nothing like what they should do.

I won't urge you not to breed as I have found it to be an exercise in futility but I will help you to breed properly and for the right reasons, not just because 'puppies are cute' or 'she deserves a litter' (common reasons on this site I have seen)

[JudyKayTee]

I would add one thing - anyone who is considering breeding as a means of making money is "probably" going to be VERY disappointed.

Great post, Shaz!